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Curtain track assembly and mounting device

a technology for curtains and blinds, applied in curtain suspension devices, door/window protective devices, shutters/movable grilles, etc., can solve the problems of cumbersome latch-type connections, inconvenient installation, and inability to freely separate track and brackets,

Active Publication Date: 2015-04-14
MCP NEW ZEALAND
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The difficulty with such an arrangement is that pushing a track upward into a series of spaced brackets at a considerable height from the floor is generally inconvenient and awkward for the installer.
Furthermore, in such arrangements, once the engagement has been effected, the track and bracket are not able to be freely separated.
This may cause some difficulty if it is necessary to take down the track for cleaning or repair, especially if the track obstructs access to the fasteners securing the bracket to the upright wall or the ceiling.
In view of the fact that modern tracks can be quite lengthy such latch-type connections are cumbersome and awkward for installers to use.
The mounting device is a reasonably thick component and does not readily lend itself to being manufactured from metal.
If the device was manufactured from metal, the tongue portion would not have sufficient resilient flexibility to enable the track to be removed from the mounting device by using a tool in the manner described above.

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[0048]As shown in FIG. 1, the curtain track 1 comprises a cavity, which in the form shown is a fixing channel 2, and a glider channel 3. The glider channel 3 is in a substantially C-shaped configuration, and receives curtain gliders (not shown), examples of which are well known in the art. The gliders move within the glider channel 3 in the longitudinal direction of the curtain track 1 as the curtains are drawn. The curtain track 1 is typically an extruded aluminium alloy for light weight, and is powder coated for aesthetic purposes and durability.

[0049]The curtain track 1 includes an abutment face 4 on the outer surface thereof between the open edges of the fixing channel 2 and the glider channel 3. The upper part of the abutment face 4 forms a detent 5 at the open edge of the fixing channel 2. The base 6 of the fixing channel 2 is angled at the outer end thereof to form a substantially V-shaped groove 7 adjacent to the detent 5.

[0050]The curtain track 1 may be detachably mounted t...

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Abstract

A mounting device for installing a track for a curtain or blind has an engagement portion for cooperation with the track by a snap-type engagement. A resiliently deformable release means has a tongue portion (29) that has a free end that is positioned in a cavity of the track when the engagement portions are fully mutually engaged and a connected end that is connected to the mounting portion and spaced from the free end and that is positioned externally of the cavity of the track when the engagement portions are fully mutually engaged. The tongue portion (29) has an abutment face (33) disposed for assisting with prising apart the mounting device and the track by turning a tool, simultaneous with the operation of the tool against the tongue portion. The abutment face is opposed to and spaced from the track in use.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is the U.S. National Stage filing under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT / NZ2011 / 000035, filed Mar. 18, 2011, which claims the benefit of New Zealand Patent Application No. 584134, filed Mar. 22, 2010.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a track arrangement for curtains or blinds. In particular, the invention relates to a track assembly which is simple to install and yet enables the track to be separated from its mounting brackets for adjustment, maintenance or cleaning. The invention also relates to a mounting device for installing a track. Whilst the present invention has been described in connection with tracks for curtains and blinds, the invention may have application beyond window furnishings. The invention may be utilised for any sliding panels or leaves, for example room dividers, for any commercial or domestic application.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0003]Modern curtain fi...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47H1/14E06B9/00A47H1/04A47H1/104A47H1/144
CPCA47H1/144A47H1/04A47H1/104Y10T16/375Y10S160/902A47H1/14
Inventor DENNISON, ROGER F.
Owner MCP NEW ZEALAND